Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2010 Jan-Feb;76(1):78-84. doi: 10.1590/S1808-86942010000100013.
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a DNA virus, which belongs to papillomaviridae family, being of low and high risk, which infect the skin and mucous membranes and can induce benign and malign tumor formation. In the oral mucosa they have been associated with oral papilloma, focal epithelial hyperplasia, leucoplakia and oral neoplasia.
to study the frequency of HPV finding in oral mucosa of normal people.
Prospective study, cross-sectional cohort. One hundred volunteers, young adults, healthy, aged between 20 and 31 years, university students with no history, no complains, without oral or oropharyngeal lesions. They were submitted to a questionnaire with questions regarding HPV infection epidemiology. The samples were harvested by brushing and analyzed by PCR.
The results were negative for HPV in all samples.
It seems we had high social and economical class individuals, with nutrition rich in carotenoyds and vitamin C, low smoking and alcohol consumption and heterosexual habits with predominant monogamy and regular use of condoms.
研究人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)在正常人口腔黏膜中的发现频率。
前瞻性研究,横断面队列。100 名志愿者,年轻人,健康,年龄在 20 至 31 岁之间,为大学生,无病史,无主诉,无口腔或口咽病变。他们接受了一份关于 HPV 感染流行病学的问卷。通过刷拭采集样本,并通过 PCR 进行分析。
所有样本的 HPV 检测结果均为阴性。
我们的研究对象似乎来自社会经济地位较高的人群,他们的饮食富含类胡萝卜素和维生素 C,吸烟和饮酒较少,性习惯为异性恋,以一夫一妻制为主,且经常使用避孕套。